The Sun. — London, England, 1810-05-10 00:00:00

When a reform appeared to haver i takett pace in the conduct of any convict placed in a Penitentiary Honse, be . was not immediately mined out upon society, ,because,.as .said before, he- would Come with . a stain upon his character which might de prive, him . of the means of getting his bread honest ly, but he was removed from the Penitentiary House to the House of Industry, without its being to known to any ,one, except to the Governor and to the per son himself, that he was removed there as a convict. If his-conduct still evinced marks of reformation, be was enlarged, and then be did not enter - society 'with that stigma which certainly 'would have at tachod to This character. - if it had been known that he came fiom a gaol. The Motion of the Right . Honourable Gentleman did not relate to Ireland, therefore he should not trouble the House any more at present, but he conceived it to 11- his duty to give the House all the'information in his power upon a subject of such general import ance. • He should only add, that he should at. all times be ready to give the-Hob: 'and Learned .Gen tleinan every assistance in his power in the promo tion of the object which he had in view. Sir S. ROMILLY, atte - nding to the suggestion of 'Mr. Pole, consented' .to withdraw his motion; in or . - der to, embrace it, and gave notice that he would bring it forward on Friday, the 25th of May. , SUPPLY. • . The House having repolved itself into a Commit tee of Supply, :and the Estimates having been re ferred to the Committee, Mr. LoNG shortly stated some variations in the Estimates of the present and last year, which, from the inaudible manner in which bespoke, we could not collect, and concluded with moving, that "-A sum of 441,5171. 135.. be granted for the Extraor dinaries of the Army from December 1808, to De- December, 1809, which sum was not provided tor by P4iarnent." • A Conversation of some length ensued upon the different' items, in which Mr._Tierney, Mr. Ca!Craft, Admiral Markham, Mr.)/V. Pole, Mr. Rose, Mr. Long, Wharton,Mr. Mr. Abercromby, Sir C: Pole, Lord Palmerston, he Chancellor of the Excbequef, Mr. Lamb, and Sir R. Bickerton, took a part. The Resolution was then agreed to, aria the House being resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to morrow. NAVY ESTIMATES. Mr. CROKEII, on account of the lateness of the hour, postponed the Navy Estimates till Friday. ' On the motion of Sir C. PoLe, a Return , of the Monies. received from Prize Agents by the Deputy Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, specifying the date of the disbursements to the Captors, was ordered to be laid before the House. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and at Half past One o'clock this morning the House adjourned. • MAI LS. AltitIVED —1 Waterford. Dus—t Gottenburgh, Lisbon, Cadiz, z Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TVIZIVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - qo # 1 Red. Ann. - 69 a} THE SUN. SOLENT QUIS UICERE FALSUM ADDEAT ? LONDOII I , - THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1810. AccoUnts have been received from Cadiz of the date of the 24th ult. from which it appeirs that the French have at length commenced active opera tions against that city ; on the morning of the 21st they opened a most heaVy and clestrbaive fire upon the Matagarda fort, from masked, batteries, mount ing 2t twenty-four-pounder& and nine . mortars. The fire was returned with the utmost vigour and effeEt. .Our Readers will recollect, that we stated, some time ago, that the defence of the fort of Matagarda wa3 entrusted to a party of British troops and sailois; . it is situated ir: the main land, opposite to Fort Pun ta), and. in a great measure commands the en trance to Puntal Roads. The Spanish Colours, of course, were kept fly ing, but the men, during the heat of the cannon ade, kept constantly calling out„ : Up with the British colours." Abotit•noon on the elst, the flag-staff was shot sway, and then there was a general cry far the hoisting of the English colours, It is but justice to the Soldiers and Sailors who were in the fort to state, that no risen ever displayed more zeal and gal lantry; their condo a excited the admiration of every one who witnessed The fire kept up by the French was so destruc tive, that it was necessary to evacuate the fort aboilt noon on the 22J, • after considerable loss had been sustained. The loss of this fort, it is apprehended, wih en able the French very much to impede our passage by Sea to the watering place at the Lila, but it is the opinion of the Naval officer; that. no impediment they can raise will effe&ually prevent our vessels from obtaining the water. Another serious inconvenience that will result from the loss of Fort Matagorda, and our leaving that side of the water, is, that it will enable the French, partially, to bombard Cadiz, and to render our anchorage-room very confined. It is intended, however, that the shore from Ca diz to the Puntal, and from the Puntal to Fort St. Fernando, shall be lined with mortar batteties and - guns, to meet the enemy, in case they should throw tip works for the purpose above-mentioned. Two of the Spanish ships were exnected to sail from Cadiz about 11 e end - of last month, fcr tl e - Hayatinali, and to take prisoners t? the Canaries; the Bulwark is to rccompany then►. The ships irons (",arthagena were getting ready for the purpose,. as it was supposed, of being sent to Carthagena. Yesterday tine consideration of the L-ndon Peti tion was resumed 41_ the House of Commons, and after a very interesting debate, reje6ted by 3 very large majority ;--tiwre were only 36 Members who divided for the releption of the Petition. There were 58 voted for the Middlesex PetitiOn. 'Yesterday Paris Papers to the Gas inst....reached town. They states that a mdk formidable French army is to be collt;cted for the invasion of Portugal, under tke command •of - MASSENA. BUONAPARTE has tried .JUNOT, Spuur, and VICTOR, against ( Lord WELLINGTON, anal from the result of the different adlions in which they were engaged with the Bri tbah General, he is - not encouraged to repeat the •ex periment. If Lord WELLINGTON should meet MASSENA, with any thing like equal_ force, we , will venture to predict that " darling child of vidori„" as he has been calked, will have no mote to boast than any of the others had at Virniera, or the Douera, or at Talavera. Private letters from the Continent state, that BUONAPARTE'S attachment tO MARIA LOUIiA is car ried .to '.a most ridiculous excess ; it is even said that he has made her a Privy Councillor, in order that he may be gratified with' her presence even when he is engavd in business. Yesterday about two o'clock his Majesty held• a Private Levee at the Queen's Palace., which -was .at• tended by The Lord Privy Seal, the - First Lord . of. the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Adini ralty, , the Master General of ;he Ordnance, the three Secre taries of State, the President of the Board'ol Trade, the Com mander. in Chief, the Lord Chamberlain, the judge Advo cate, the Bishop of Norwich, the Duke of Montrose ; Earls, Stamford,. Warrington, Glasgow, : And Kinnoul ;. Lords, March, Heathfield, (gold stick), Boston (in waiting) ; Sir I'. B. Leonard, the Swedish Ambassador.; Colonels,- Sir M. Ximenes, Curson, anOtKeatney ; Captains Fraser, Curson, and Spicer ; Messrs. C.; reville (groom in waiting), Leonard, W. Burrell, Yorke, Morier, and Owen. The following had the honour of being_ presented to his M AJESTY fhe Earl of Glasgow, upon/his being - appointed Lord Lieutenant of Rentrewshite. The Earl Kinnoul, upon his being appointed Colonel of the Royal Perthshire Militia. Lord Match, upon his arrival from Ireland. The Bishop of Norwich , to present his Sermon on the pro_ pogation of the Gospel in foreign parts. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Morris Xiinenes, on his being ap pointed to the 2d Berks Local Militia. Captain Frazer, R. N. on his return from the Baltic. Captain Curson, of the Oxford Militia, upon his cbming of age, by Colonel Corson: , Captain Spicer, on his appointment to the zd Regiment of Lite Guards. Lieutenza-Colonel Thearney on his appointment to the command of the 2.d Regiment of Berkshire Local Militia. Mr. Barrett Lennard, on his coming of age, by Sir Tho. mas Barrett Lennard, Bart. _ _ - 114;1 7 William Ildrrell on being appointed Lieutenant-Co lonel:of the Stamford Regiment of 141coltishire Local Mirria. Mr. Yorke, on his being appointed First Lord of. the Ad. Mr. John Philip Morier, on his being appointed Secretary of Legation to the United States of America. Mr•. Owen, of 0 rielton, Pembrokeshire, Member for Pem broke, by Lord Boston. The Chevalier de ZINKMAN, the Swedish Aln bassadoroook leave of his MAJESTY. The KING gave audiences to the Marquis WEL 7 LESLEY, Earls 'WESTMORLAND .and LIVERPOOL, Lord MULGRAVE, Sir D. DuNuAs, MeSStS, PUCE.. VAL, YORKE, RYDER, and M. SUTTON. The latter laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. Yesterday forenoon her MAJESTY and the PRIN. cEssEs-received the vNits of the Countesses of PEN. BROKE, ELY, Lady CALTHORPE, Mrs. SNEID, Mrs. FIELDING, MrS..CqWELL, Miss GOLDSWORTHY, Miss FINCH and Miss KNIGHT. A little before three o'clock her MAJESTY,. 'ac companied by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of 'YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE, tbe Prin ceSses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, and, SOPHIA, the Countess of AYLESBURY in waiting, honoured Lord and Lady ARDEN with their company to dinner, at his. Lordship's house in, St. James's Place. At four o'clock a sumptuous dinner was served up in the principal dining-room consisting of all the delica • cies of the season ; his Lordship waited on the QUEEN. After dinner •her MAJESTY sent for the two ; eldest children of the Earl of Alma A, who live tiextdoQr: • Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES re ceived them very graciously, and seemed highly gratified with _their infantine playfulness. ,At six the Royal Paity retired, and in the evening her MA.- , JESTy hada sele& cart' part y. • Yesterday the Address to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, voted by the persons who met in the Common Hall on Friday last, was presented"M the Baronet in the Tower. Lord MOIIi A previously wrote to 'he She riffs in very handsome terms, requiring them to keep back the crowd that might attend them, other wise they might be obliged to enter the Tower in a way less suited to the respect due to such a depu tation.—Sheriff WOOD, in his State Carriage, Mr. JONES BURDETT., Mr. WAITHMAN, and others, in More than twenty carriages, formed the procession, and arrived about two o'clock. The horses, &c. were ornamented with blue ribbands. Sir FRANCIS was at first so much disconcerted, no doubt by the pride of an embassy so finely decorated, and so patriotic in principle, that he was unable to speak, but soon recovering himself, be made a long speech, prepared for the occasion, expressing his gratitude for the honour conferred on him, and compliment-. ing Lord ERSKINE foci his late speech. The She riff made a brief answer, and the procession tut ned, the, mob drawing Mr. WARDLE's carriage. Yesteiday being the first day of Easter Term, the Judges waited . on the Lord Chancellor as usual, at his house, and from thence Proceeded in state to tick respedive Courts.—There was no business of any ituvortapce, NAVAL NEWS.. PLYMOUTH, MAY B.—Arnved his Majesty's ship Shannon, from off Rochefort ; the ship Columbus, -of Hull, WILLIAM PERRY, Master, from St. The, tries's, laden with coffee, rum, and tribeeri, bound - to London; the sloop Betsey, YOUNG, from Water ford, laden with provisions, boundlo Guernsey. ~Sailed the Philomel With a convoy of merchant men for .the Downs, consisting of thirty sail -3. also . sailed the Hope, WILDMAN, arid Columbus, PARRY, Master, for the River ; the Betsey, YOUNG, for Guernsey ; anti his Majesty's ship Niemen,.Captain Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Bart. on a cruize to the Westward.- , Came down the harbour, and anchored in the Sobnd, his Majesty's ship Thais. The Mariner gun-brig takes convoy to the West ward. Put back his M tjest)'s ship Niemen. Arrived his Majesty's ship Plover from a cruize; the Mariner gun-brig from Cork; the Busy, JONES, from Waterford, with a cargo of barilla ; the May, CRAGGS, from Sunderland ; the Industrious, DA.. VIES, from 'London ; his Majesty's ship Surveil lante from. a croize; and the Recruit sloop of war from the Eastward. ' PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Came in this day his Majesty's ship Pheasant. from Plymouth, and his Majesty's ship Niobe from a cruize off Havre de Grace. Arrived his Majesty's ship Port „Mahon with three sail of transports from Guernsey. Came in his Majesty's ships Calypso and Sprightly from the Downs. Also the Mary and Elizabeth and PERCHARD, from Jersey ; Fanny, Bolls- .FIELD, from Guernsey; .Fidelity, WILLIAms; and Beaver, BATTOR, from Bristol ; Ceres, GRIFFITHS, fronyLiverpool ; and the Shillelah, BALGRR, from Waterford. Sailed the, Johanna; BALLARD: for London. I• Came in a French lugger privateer to Spithead, supposed to be the one sent into Weymouth very recently by the Larkins armed ship. • SHEERNESS, MAY B.—Sailed his Majesty's brig Martial. His Majesty's ship Rut!' was paid up to six months. • .MAY 9.-.—Carne into harbour his Majesty's ship Dauntless. S:2i . led his Alajesty's ship Ruby, Captain Wit.- LIA MS. His Majesty's brig Manly has made the convoy signal for Heligoland. Came dow❑ from Long Reach, and anchored at the Great Nore, his Majesty's ship Poiciier's, Capt. BERESFORD. I YARMOUTH MAY g.—Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ hoisted his flag here on Monday , last on board the Vislory, and is expetted,to sail with the grand fleet ' to-morrow. DEAL; MAY g.—Came down from the River the Cornwall, PEAT, from Jamaica; John Bent, FORBES, for Martigique; William, —, for Gua ' daloupe ; Edward, GRINLEY, for the Cape; Aaive, WRIGHT, for St. Vincent's; Justinian, FARLIN, fur Cadiz ; and Concord, OTWAY, for Gibraltar. t Sailed his Majesty's ship Minotaur far' Yarmout h. 'About six this evening a French privateer came close to- the Goodwin Sands, but the signal for an enemy being made, she sheered off. A Gentleman is arrived from the coast of France, who in the beginning of the month of April last, was at Verdun, where he frequently saw many of our countrymen confined in that town. He men tions panicularly Lieutenants HENRY CONN, WIL LIAM THOMAS, a midshipman, Mr. THOMAS IR virs:o, of the ship Bear, of London ; Mr. LISTON, of the sh[..) Rope, of Bristol ; Mr. PATTERSON, of the brig Chance, of Glasgow ; and Mr. SIMONS, of the brig Juno, of Yarmouth. We, readily insert the names of these Gentlemen, that their relations and friends may learn that they were in perfed health when our informant last saw them. British heroism is the same in all countries. The following trait does honour to the charat-ter of our sailors, already so high in the estimation of the world, and at the same time proves that our enemies themselves are not blind to their merit. We little expeaed to find British 'Jrars on the list of Napoleon's Knights of Honour. In the vicinity of Verdun, a village had been nearly destroyed by fire. The house in which the flames were first discovered, and most of those ad joining, were soon burnt to the ground. The people of the village fled in every direction, and the place was abandoned, when a large party of Bri tish seamen, who volunteered their assistance, soon found means of stopping the progress of the flames, and' finally succeeded in quenching the fire, and saving the village. For this service their con dua was reported to the French Government by the principal inhabitants, who solicited permission for the most active of the British, .on that occasion, to return to England. This request was refused; 'btit each person was rewarded with a gift of Sul. and or-, dered to be recorded a Member of the Legion 'of Honour, by which they will be entitled to receive each about 91. per annum. POETRY. 'IMPROMPTU. A . Car is preparing, by faelion's wild herd, For the time wherißUß DETT shall be free, Would they add but one letter to finish the word, 'rwould the Baronet suit to a i. SPORTING INTELLIGANCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING,Itfa• 'WEDNLSD AY, MAY 9. . The Port Stakes of roogs. each, h. ft. for colts 3st. 1 1 ?; and fillies Bst.. 41b. "rising 4 yrs old, and not named in te'" Claret Stakes. T. M. M. Duke of Rutland' s S a l vator - i - Sir C. Bunbury's F a i r S tar - 3 ',,', - - Gen. Gower's M a id o f O r l eans - - 5 to 4 on FairlStar. - The Newmarket Stakes of cogs. each, h. ft. for colts Bst' 716. fillies Bst. sib. __ D. M. Duke of Grafton's c. Whalebiine, y Waxy, out of Pe nelope t - .. - •,, Col. Childer's gr. c. brother to Burleigh • - Lord Grosvenor's b. c. Eccleston, by' Cesario: out-of Nike . . _ 5 - 7t04 on Whalebone -4 to zon Col. Childer's gr. c. - Sweepstakes of cogs, each. Two-yr old Course. Major Wheatley's Hippomenes, Bst. ulb. _ Mr. Andrew's Th o r n , 9st. - s - Gen. Gower'S c. by Worthy, out of Rosina; 3 yrp. 014, . ist.-rolb.-- - - - r 3 Even. Sir 1. Shelley's Vexation, beat Mr. 'Wyndham's Trusty , Bst. 31b. each. TW o - yr o ld Course, toogs.-6 to 4 ags Vexation. Sweepstakes .of zoogs. each, h. ft. Bst. 71b, D. M. Mr. Lake's ch. c. by S orcerer, out of Maria - I Sir F. Standish's c. by Mr. Teazle, out of Stora cs . s to 4 agst Mr. L a k e ' s c h . c. Fifty Pounds, by Subscription . , fir 3-yr Olds, 7st. 51b. ; O f olds, Bst. I ilb. ; and s-yr olds, gst. 41b. B. C. .Non-Subscriber s t o p a y sgs. entrance. t Lord Darlington's b. h. Musician, 5 yrs . , - • ; Mr. Wilson's b. c. York, 4 yrs - - - 3 Sir F. Standish' s b r . c. Guardy 4 yrs _., - 5 to 4 on Mil;ician. Mr. Craven% Brandenburgh, lost. rec. from Col. D r - per's Jump Off, B.st. First half of Ab. s:gs. On Monday the Duchess of YoaK completed he i r 43rd year, whi c h was celebrated at Oatl a As %vit a much joy. Most of the Royal Family were present upon the occasion. Her MAJESTY, the PrinCeSSel AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, MARY, and SOPHIA, arrive() at Oatlands, from Windsor, about half past l'iv ° o'clock, in two coaches and four, accompanier ba r several ladies. • They were received at the door bf, their Royal Highnesses_ the Duke and Duchess O' YORK, the. Prince of WALES, .the Dukes of Ket'r' Sussex, and CAMBRIDGE. attended by Count Mus' STER,penerals GWY NNE and DEBUDE, COLTAYL° g ' and several others. A large tent." was pitched on the lawn, in the front of the drawing-room, which the Duke's band, in full uniform, belonging t° the Ist Regiment of. Foot Guards, were s iarionew who struck up " God save the King" upon the al " rival of her MAJEST Y and , th e P RINCESSE S , an d cery tinned - playing martial and other music during th e day. Soon after-three o'clock the Royal Family partoo4 of a sumptuous dinner. At five o'clock the Glu' and PaiNcEsssr set off on their return to Windso r ' At seven o'clock an o th er di nner was prepa red i° the PRINCE and ROYAL DUKES. The festivities of the day. were considerably 0 5 .; siderably enlivened by the procession of a bene fit society, which is patronized and liberally subscrih` i c c to by the Duke o f Y ORK . Tile)! entered the Po r soon after the arrival of hor MAJESTY and the PiCir t CRS ES from Weybridge, two and t wo , w i t h blue cockades in their hats, colours living, an d d Most excellent band of wi n d 7 i nstruments;t h ey plje altet nately with the Duke's. They were conducted to the terrace in trlnt of the windows, f o r the 1 1 °Y. 3 0 Family to see them. There were upwards of 12 01 the procession. They attracted several hundred sP ec c i tators, who were all admitted up on t he l aw n, a ll were regaled plentifully with the Duke's ale. The following . we have copied from. a Moroi% 1)333 'l d Paper of this day :—" On th e S atur d ay o f the lai d riot, a tall gentlemanlike m an a tt empte d t O - of three soldiers of the Coldstream Guargs were posted in Piccadilly, to prevent any person 5 : passing. The soldier, -obedient to his orders, P re ' vented hint by the interpositio n o f hi s fi r el oc k; °s which the Gentleman took out a pistol from hii, o '. breast, and presenting it, said,* if you persist in obstructing me, I'll_shoot you °dead? The s oldie r not being moved by this threat, the G,lttlenli fired ; " the ball passed throu g h - th e sc ldie r ' s heck' and he fell, and was immediately removed to an 3 . joining house by his comrades ! The perp e trator: , this deed coolly walked i n to H a t c l tet t' sc offee-bou' with the huzzaing mob at his heels, and !there 11( y; -- said to have boasted of his exploit, sa. ing t hat had driven lead into one of the ro.I coats, and sh°, l3 o , probably drive some into a fry m i r e o f them, ', I fore the affair was over.' Thi s same pers on SC''' r, seen on Tower-hill the day on w h ic h F. 1311 deft was conveyed over it, with a case of pistols stoce; in the breast of his great coat. G overnmen t, We be lieve, are in possession of all these facts ; and_Yej • srrange to say, no reward has yet been vroclaitr for the apprehension of so atrocious an offebdor7 6H//' 1V C 14' J. L1P,14 DON : Printed by RICHARD HARRIS, or No. 4, Martlett-cojrt, liow-street ; and Pcblished by WILLIAM RMIGI K SC} 1 ['L'S, South Molton.street, Grosvenor rquare , At the StrupOxFicE, No. t t when,. Advertisements, Orders for the .I"c!Per, Letters for the Editor, &c. (post-paid), must be addressed. ORAVISSND, MAY 7. he t Sailed—the Mary and Eliza, R oss , f o r C a di z; and - Amazon, Yeoman, for Nla.ta. dik ti. On Tuesday, in Weymouth-stret, the Lady of the - R eif. Richard Cooke, of a I).iughter. - 41 411I+II D. 1 On Sunday, at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Mr. Lowe , roor Handsworth, Statnrdshire — , to Miss Wyatt, eldest da of Charles Wyatt, Esq. Bedford-row. of On the Bth inst. at Knighton, William Knox, Esq Carlton-Hall, to Christian Ann, elde'st daughter of Fl' Coleman, Esq. of Storey-Gate House,, Leicestershire. On Tuesday, at Mary-le-bone Church, C. J. Mills, k 6,7( of Down- House, G loucestershire, to Miss Hatch, da P I - of the late lames hatch, Esq tit Ciayhury Nall, F s e). LEL.). . , On the 13th of last month, at Nanhoron, North Wade s` Miss Edwards, daughter of the late Captain Edwards, °l tl Royal Navy ip tin Saturday the 28th pit. of a fever, at his residence ' e o Wardour-street, Soho, aged 25, Mr. john Kennedy. !''' g • known at the fairs in the Counties near London (for his c traordinary agility) by the name ot Batten. On I- riday last, at his house ‘Voodside, nedfctis hirgi john Arkley, Esq of Finsbury- place. to bt Hie same day, at his house in tfighbury-place, !Milb t the Rev. William ?airy, 1.). \. ~`~.~ h. • , i , 1 1 1 nip tOr 11